"Looking for guinea pigs, about 5 writers to try my Break Through Resistance to Writing visualization and tell me what they think!"
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Barbara Morrison commented on the event 'Women's Poetry Retreat in Beautiful Harpers Ferry'
"Here's another site where you can download the flier:
http://tinyurl.com/295gphk"
Barbara Morrison is attending an event
Women's Poetry Retreat in Beautiful Harpers Ferry at Hostel in Harpers Ferry (Knoxville, MD)
October 16, 2010 at 9am to October 17, 2010 at 12pm
ANNOUNCING A VERY SPECIAL WOMEN’S POETRY RETREAT THIS FALL IN BEAUTIFUL HARPERS FERRY!Just two miles from Harpers Ferry National Historic Park, the cozy lodge that is the Hostel in Harper’s Ferry stands high on a bluff, overlooking the confluence of the Potomac and Shenandoah Rivers, in a serene natural setting.Relax. Write. Read. Hike. Refill the creative well.DATES: October 16-17, 2010COST: $99, including lodging and mealsSPONSORED BY: The Baltimore Writers CollectiveTO REGISTER: Space is…See More
Christine Stewart posted an event
Women's Poetry Retreat in Beautiful Harpers Ferry at Hostel in Harpers Ferry (Knoxville, MD)
October 16, 2010 at 9am to October 17, 2010 at 12pm
ANNOUNCING A VERY SPECIAL WOMEN’S POETRY RETREAT THIS FALL IN BEAUTIFUL HARPERS FERRY!Just two miles from Harpers Ferry National Historic Park, the cozy lodge that is the Hostel in Harper’s Ferry stands high on a bluff, overlooking the confluence of the Potomac and Shenandoah Rivers, in a serene natural setting.Relax. Write. Read. Hike. Refill the creative well.DATES: October 16-17, 2010COST: $99, including lodging and mealsSPONSORED BY: The Baltimore Writers CollectiveTO REGISTER: Space is…See More
Christine Stewart left a comment for Tamara Nelson Keurejian
"Hey Tamara - Welcome! I need to get back on here....It's a fun site."
Christine Stewart commented on the group 'Family Diaries and Documents'
"I'm envious of all the rich history left by the grandparents and other family members of those who've posted so far. My father's grandparents died within a year of each other ten years ago and I helped my father clean out their house…"
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Family Diaries and Documents
Recently I've heard from several people who have diaries, journals, poetry and other documents from ancestors. Let's share what treasures we have, what they teach us about ourselves, and how we can use them as the basis for our own writing.
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Re-Visioning Your Fiction or Playing Easily in the Deep at Online! So in your house in your pajamas, if you like!
May 3, 2010 to June 7, 2010
As long as words and ideas exist, there will be a few misfits who will cavort with them in a spirit of *approfondement*--if I may borrow that marvelous French word that translates roughly as "playing easily in the deep"--and in so doing they will occasionally bring to realization Kafka's belief that 'a novel should be an ax for the frozen seas around us.'"In Defiance of Gravity" by Tom Robbins,Harper's Magazine, Sept 2004AND, I would add to this quote: the frozen seas within us.Sometimes we get…See More
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Visiting the Jane Austen Exhibit at The Morgan Library
At 7:05 am that Saturday in early March, I caught the NYC-bound train from Baltimore with two friends, Shara and Clare. We were completely silly, taking pictures out the window, taking pictures of each other taking pictures out the window, taking pictures of the train. We all are terribly in love with train rides. I think that, if the plans for our day had just been to ride the train the whole time, we would have been almost as happy.Sharing our car was a group going to the flower show in…See More
Christine Stewart commented on the blog post 'COUNTDOWN TO PUBLICATION: 34 Days'
"Wonderful Thanks for sharing. Love the journey the visuals of a poem take you on. I taught a class a couple of years ago on turning poems into animations and they turned out amazing, especially from the people who hadn't really written poems…"
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New Online Fiction Class: Re-Visioning Your Fiction or Playing in the Deep - at The Algonkian Conferences website
http://www.algonkianconferences.com/ChrisStewartClass.htmDescription below, but it's basically about digging deeper, slowing down, making mistakes, and salvaging writing you think is 'failed.' (Hint: there's no such thing as failed writing.)6 weeks, $225. Online! Hurray for taking a class in your pajamas!RE-VISIONING YOUR FICTION or PLAYING EASILY IN THE DEEPAs long as words and ideas exist, there will be a few misfits who…See More
Coreen Trost left a comment for Christine Stewart
"Hello! I am very new and would appreciate any advie/tips! Thanks! :-) ~ Coreen"
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- Who I am:
- www.therealwriter.com is a resource for writers - with tips and exercises and inspiration.
www.embarkingonacourseofstudy.com is a "Sense and Sensibility" inspired project: "A writer, reader, and Austen lover spends a year (or more) embarking on a course of study similar to that perhaps undertaken by Marianne in Sense and Sensibility, without the benefit of Colonel Brandon’s library and with room for diversions, digressions, and (hopefully) fun fieldwork."
It's sometimes silly, sometimes serious. Sometimes a struggle to keep up with as there's so much reading and my work and writing don't leave much time. But it's lots of fun and I welcome more readers and comments!
- Books I've written, anthologies I've contributed to, and any scripts or plays I've authored:
- Publications include poetry in Poetry, Ploughshares, Five Points, Smartish Pace, Maize, and Blackbird. Reviews in JMWW.
- My writing is:
- Fiction, Poetry, Memoir, Plays
- Outlets where I review books, TV, or film:
- Poetry books
- Services I offer to other writers:
- Yes: editing, proofreading, critique and mentoring services. I also lead online workshops through The Writer's Block (Algonkian Conferences). I help sharpen a client's poetry and/or prose, assist with plot and structure or elements of form, tune dialogue, teach the fundamentals of craft, help prepare a manuscript for submission, or accompany the client in an exploration of the art with exercises and projects. Whether the goal is publication or simply gathering a record of a period in one's life for family, and friends, I respect and honor a client's unique voice and gifts.
- I'm part of these writers' groups or salons:
- Yes
- My professional associations:
- Poetry Society of America
Academy of American Poets
Associated Writing Programs
Christine Stewart's Blog
Visiting the Jane Austen Exhibit at The Morgan Library
Posted on March 19, 2010 at 7:30pm 0 Comments 0 Likes
New Online Fiction Class: Re-Visioning Your Fiction or Playing in the Deep - at The Algonkian Conferences website
Posted on March 9, 2010 at 2:30pm 0 Comments 0 Likes
http://www.algonkianconferences.com/ChrisStewartClass.htm
Description below, but it's basically about digging deeper, slowing down, making mistakes, and salvaging writing you think is 'failed.' (Hint: there's no such thing as failed writing.)
6 weeks, $225. Online! Hurray for taking a class in your pajamas!
RE-VISIONING YOUR FICTION or PLAYING EASILY IN THE DEEP
As long as… Continue
Description below, but it's basically about digging deeper, slowing down, making mistakes, and salvaging writing you think is 'failed.' (Hint: there's no such thing as failed writing.)
6 weeks, $225. Online! Hurray for taking a class in your pajamas!
RE-VISIONING YOUR FICTION or PLAYING EASILY IN THE DEEP
As long as… Continue
Sample post from my Austen--Sense & Sensibility - related blog: Embarking On A Course of Study
Posted on February 18, 2010 at 2:56pm 0 Comments 0 Likes
Fall, 2009:
Finished rereading S&S last night and can I just take a moment to talk about how hard it is to squeeze in all of this reading? I love reading, don't get me wrong. I have often wished someone would pay me for a year to just read, but having a (sort of) deadline for a year of study creates so much pressure. I won't have gotten nearly as far as I hope to by then, I'm discovering. Marianne was going to read 6 hours a day for a 'twelvemonth.' Six hours! I can barely manage… Continue
Finished rereading S&S last night and can I just take a moment to talk about how hard it is to squeeze in all of this reading? I love reading, don't get me wrong. I have often wished someone would pay me for a year to just read, but having a (sort of) deadline for a year of study creates so much pressure. I won't have gotten nearly as far as I hope to by then, I'm discovering. Marianne was going to read 6 hours a day for a 'twelvemonth.' Six hours! I can barely manage… Continue
Comment Wall (6 comments)
- At 12:03pm on February 24, 2010,
Coreen Trost said… - Hello! I am very new and would appreciate any advie/tips! Thanks! :-) ~ Coreen
- At 12:11pm on February 19, 2010,
Alison Sharpe said… - What a fabulous project you're beginning! Emma also attempted a reading list that she never seemed to make much headway on. I'm doing something similar, immersing myself in reading and writing. It's a lot of work but I'm learning so much about my craft.
Out of curiosity, have you read Pride and Prejudice and Zombies? Or Sense and Sensibility and Seamonsters? Fun books for the Austen enthusiast.
Looking forward to hearing more about your project!
Alison
- At 12:09pm on February 19, 2010,
Meg Waite Clayton said… - Welcome to the Novelist – Struggling or Not group, Christine. You might jump in by telling us what you’re working on in the “Show Me Your Novel and I’ll Show You Mine” discussion. I’ll look forward to chatting with you!
And I just realized (from your status) that you live in Baltimore. I used to live on a horse farm north of the city, off Butler Road, and my first novel is set there. Lovely city! Watching all the news about the snow, I've been nostalgic remembering how lovely our old farm looked in snow.
:-)
- At 4:51pm on February 18, 2010, Meg Waite Clayton said…
- >Happy to have found your site.
Not my site, Christine. I'm just one of a merry gang of members who are charged with making sure folks feel welcome. (Think Welcome Wagon)
:-)
Meg
- At 2:54pm on February 18, 2010,
Julie Jeffs said… - Hi Christine,
Welcome to the Bloggers Let’s Make it Work group! So glad you are here. Please visit the discussion New Members Visit Here First, tell us about your blog so we can list it on the members blog index.
I hope you will find, as I did, a great sense of community, loads of information and resources, and an incredible amount of talent.
Jump in on ongoing discussions or start one if there is an issue you would like to discuss.
Let me know if you have any questions.
Look forward to reading your posts.
Warm regards,
Julie Jeffs
Beginning a Life at 50
http://juliejeffs.blogspot.com
- At 2:12pm on February 18, 2010, Meg Waite Clayton said…
- Welcome to She Writes, Christine. Hope you’ll enjoy the conversation here. Love to have you join us in the Novelists – Struggling or Not group if you write longer fiction (or think you might like to).
Best,
Meg Waite Clayton
www.megwaiteclayton.com
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